Summary
- Horikoshi’s recommendation of Ichi the Witch boosted its sales significantly.
- Ichi the Witch’s impressive sales have surpassed another popular manga on Shoseki.
- Good sales ensure continued serialization for Ichi the Witch, possibly leading to an anime adaptation.
Mangakas have been recommending new manga series to fans, which is nothing new. It’s always interesting to see who will recommend what series, and when it comes to Horikoshi, his choice was Ichi the Witch.
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Ichi the Witch’s Sales
The Manga Surpasses Sakamoto Days on Shoseki
Ichi the Witch is a fairly new manga series. Recently, many mangakas have been recommending other mangas to fans. Ichi the Witch was recommended to people by Horikoshi, the mangaka for the iconic story, My Hero Academia.
Ever since then, fans have noticed an increase in the manga’s sales, in a small part, at the very least, thanks to this recommendation by a mangaka as big as Horikoshi.
In fact, the manga of Ichi the Witch is doing so well that it has surpassed on Shoseki a huge running manga called Sakamoto Days. Sakamoto Days currently has a running animated series, making all of this even more impressive.
To be exact, Ichi The Witch’s first volume was 9th overall on Shoseki, the only first volume on this list. This all follows the reprint of this manga’s first volume.
What This Means For Ichi the Witch
Good Sales Means The Series Will Continue Serialization
New mangas are always at risk of getting axed due to low sales, as they don’t usually have a lot of exposure, and fans aren’t willing to start a new series and get invested in it, especially when they don’t seem to have many chapters out to flesh out the story. This is why Horikoshi’s recommendation was so important, as it encourages fans of his series to check this manga out. Clearly, it has been working. Good sales mean Ichi the Witch will continue serialization, and eventually, maybe even get an anime adaptation when enough time passes.
What is Ichi The Witch About?
The Story of a Male Witch
Ichi the Witch is an interesting story, even though it only has 17 chapters out, with its 18th chapter set to be released this Sunday.
Ichi the Witch has an interesting concept where, in a world where all the witches are women, one boy actually manages to become one as well. This boy is Ichi, the main character of the series. He manages to achieve just that by defeating a Majik, this world’s monster. This concept is fresh and unique, and will only become more interesting as it receives further chapters.